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How 'Clean Green' Queen Candice Kumai's Bedtime Ritual Keeps Her on Top of Her Game
The chef, TV host, and best-selling author lets us in on the nighttime routine she swears by.
Candice Kumai, a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, TV host, and New York Times best-selling author of the Clean Green cookbooks franchise, is the golden girl of the wellness world. She's a go-to source on all things clean eating and also serves up some serious #fitspiration to tens of thousands on social media. If you're not already following her, you've definitely seen her on air, cooking her popular recipes live or as a health expert on Today, E!, the Food Network, and more. Here's the nighttime routine she considers a foundation for performing at her best.
"Sleep is the fountain of youth. It's a privilege to be able to get eight hours every night and I cherish it. I just feel like in your thirties, you really realize how precious it is to get a lot of sleep. I try to go work out around 6, 6:30, or 7 P.M. every night. I usually go to the The Bar Method, just so I can see my girlfriends, check out, and stop looking at a screen. Then I usually try to come back then and eat a really nice, clean meal. I've found that when I eat really clean and spend a good day outside the house, moving around, or like going to the park or shopping with a girlfriend or going to yoga, I tend to come back and get much better sleep. I'm more positive before going to bed. If I don't have anxiety about something or I'm not sad about something, like if I stay positive and mentally I feel really good about the day, I tend to sleep a lot better."
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